Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.8|5.0
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In
the Heart of the Sea—as a backstory to the classic Moby
Dick—is a sound idea for a good movie. However, the acting works at the
average level as Director Ron Howard could not seem to pull the potential out
of this story as he usually does so beautifully in his films. The casting department did not
pick well with Chris Hemsworth. He looks good, tough; but he does not 'pull the
bull' by the horns and act as well as he did in Thor. The supporting cast
members are in the same 'boat at sea' because every scene turns into a 'mud pie' of
mediocrity. It seems the cast cannot make the story their own and, because of that
moves the film into average entertainment fare.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
The
story behind the novel, Moby Dick.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director Ron Howard for directing effort. Thank you to Executive
Producers David Bergstein, Bruce Berman, Sarah Bradshaw, Erica Huggins, Steven
Mnuchin, and Palak Patel for making the film possible. Additional
characters/cast include: Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth), George Pollard (Benjamin
Walker), Matthew Joy (Cillian Murphy), Tom Nickerson (Brendan Gleeson), Herman Melville
(Ben Whishaw), Mrs. Nickerson (Michelle Fairley), Thomas Nickerson (Tom
Holland), Caleb Chappel (Paul Anderson), Henry Coffin (Frank Dillane), and
Benjamin Lawrence (Joseph Mawle).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe.
If one wants to get the backstory…but that can be accomplished in a few minutes
by reading a plot line. An audience will, most likely, if deciding to view the
movie, feel like they’ve seen this movie before and feel a yawn beginning.
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